The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Alistair Nel & Jessica Lombard crossed the line in 1:21:11: 151st of 684 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 91% of the field across all eight, against 65% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:15 quicker than the median and 44th of 684.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 205 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:11Running 1 6:58v median −1:20
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 5:03v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 5:25v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 5:32v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:31v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:25v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 5:36v median −0:08
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 8:36v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:02
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 678
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 678 mixed teams who finished.